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When it comes to family,love, tradition and pride are a powerful brew . . .The Sweet Tea story collections (SWEET TEA & JESUS SHOES, MORE SWEET TEA, ON GRANDMA'S PORCH) treat readers to a panorama of Southern life, both then and now. Family dramas, comic mishaps, sentimental remembrances and poignant choices illuminate these thirteen stories by new and established authors. There’s something for every reader: The gritty realism of a hunt for wild boars, the gentle grieving for a home now filled only with memories, the funny battle between a woman and her recipe for deviled eggs, and much more.Come sit a spell on the front porch. Prop your feet up, sip a cold glass of sweet iced tea, and lose yourself in a way of life that’s as irresistible as pecan pie and as unforgettable as a chilled slice of watermelon on a hot summer day. Welcome to a place that exists between the pages of How It Was and How It Might Have Been—just a little bit south of the long path home. Sweet Tea Collections: Sweet Tea & Jesus Shoes, On Grandma's Porch, and More Sweet Tea

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Born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee-that's in the upper eastern tip of the state-Deborah Grace Staley is the youngest of four children. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. Here novel, What the Heart Wants, is the 2011 recipient of the HOLT Medallion for Single Title/Mainstream Fiction. Married to her college sweetheart, they make their home in Southern Florida near the Atlantic Ocean. They live in a 1925 mission bungalow with their two rescued dachshunds. Visit www.deborahgracestaley.com or email Deborah at deborah@deborahgracestaley.com